Several Bhikkhus from Sri Lanka went to China, the most important being Amogavajra who taking ... Sinhala Bhikkhus taught Pali, the language of the Tripitaka as well as Theravada Buddhist culture and ...

SBS Sinhala Radio monthly book review program focusses on a Sinhala children’s story about Abhayagiri, one of the oldest Buddhist shrines in Sri Lanka written by Vineetha Wijerathna in Melbourne.

KANDY, Sri Lanka--In this mountain city that was for centuries home to Sri Lanka’s kings and in recent years has been riven by religious violence, Buddhist nationalists are rejoicing the ...

The ceremony underscored Sri Lanka’s role in promoting Buddhist unity and dialogue. The handover process was carried out through the hands of Thailand’s Deputy Monk King Phra Phummasiti and Vice ...

A Buddhist monk nearby agrees: "People are putting aside religious and racial differences to join this struggle. Sri Lanka has become one united nation." Both men are from the Sinhala Buddhist ...

Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara Thero leads a Buddhist nationalist group accused of violence A court in Sri Lanka has sentenced a hardline Buddhist monk to six months in prison for threatening the wife ...